Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 42mm New Release

MichaelC · 2021-09-01T16:13:16Z

Explore Audemars Piguet's new 42mm Royal Oak Offshore chronographs with flyback movements. MichaelC and the community discuss design changes and technical insights.

MichaelC, a long-time collector and respected voice on WatchProSite, brings attention to Audemars Piguet's refreshed 42mm Royal Oak Offshore chronographs. His initial post, despite being mobile, highlights the introduction of new flyback movements and updated dials across titanium, steel, and gold variants. This article delves into the community's immediate reactions and technical observations regarding these significant updates to a beloved collection.

I'm afraid I'm mobile and can't create a detailed post, but there are some cool new 42s available. The chronographs feature the new flyback movement and new dials. Titanium, steel, gold. Good to see this collection living on in the wake of the 43mm line being launched.

Key Points from the Discussion

The 42mm Royal Oak Offshore models retain a date magnification window, unlike the 43mm range. This design choice is speculated to be due to the date being more deeply recessed in the 42mm models, possibly because of an extra plate in the movement.
A question arose regarding the date window's relocation from the 4:30 position to 3 o'clock, considering it was thought to be a fixed characteristic of the new flyback chronograph movement.
The date at the 3 o'clock position is correctly oriented on the date wheel, addressing the query about its change from the 4:30 position.
A collector with 20 years of Offshore experience expressed appreciation for the return to rubber pushers and crowns on some models, noting that ceramic wasn't a feature on every version in the collection's history.
There was some debate about the decision to revert to rubber pushers and crowns on certain new 42mm models, especially since previous 42mm iterations featured ceramic components.
The blue dial with orange accents was highlighted as particularly appealing, alongside a limited edition white gold and ceramic diver model, restricted to 300 pieces.

The Discussion

MichaelC

Sep 5, 2021

Indeed, this light blue dial.

Unique for sure.

Lankysudanese

Sep 1, 2021

Wow. Very cool.

How did they move the date from 4:30 to 3? I thought that that was an unchangeable feature of the new flyback chronograph?

MichaelC

Sep 1, 2021

Right? And the traditional Offshore sub dial layout...

Leave it to AP!

Sho-nuff

Sep 8, 2021

I think they just moved the date window rather than the date?

Since the dates are all on a date wheel and the date at the 3 o'clock position is facing the correct way up

Lankysudanese

Sep 8, 2021

Makes sense. Which begs the question: how did they rotate the chrono sundials?

Since those are usually integral parts of an integrated chrono movement

oyster case

Sep 1, 2021

I saw them on hodinkee...

That blue dial with orange 🍊 looks sweet. Also, the white gold and ceramic diver is hot, only 300 though.

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